West Ham midfielder Tomas Soucek is dismayed by the online abuse hurled at Mike Dean after the referee controversially sent him off against Fulham over the weekend.
While Soucek thought the red card, which has since been rescinded, was too harsh given the accidental nature of his slight contact with Aleksandar Mitrovic, he doesn't condone fans sending death threats to a referee.
Soucek never intended the issue to become personal and regrets that some Hammers supporters have apparently made it that way.
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Soucek took to Twitter on Monday upon learning of the abuse Dean has received.